Environmental and Resource Economics 29: 137–157‚ 2004. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. 137 The Relationship between the Environmental and Financial Performance of Public Utilities GREG FILBECK1 and RAYMOND F. GORMAN2‚∗ 1 Adjunct Professor of Finance‚ University of Wisconsin – La Crosse; Senior Vice-President‚ Schweser Study Program‚ 1905 Palace Street‚ LaCrosse‚ WI 54603‚ USA; 2 Miami University‚ School of Business Administration‚ Oxford‚ OH 45056‚ USA;
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Hi everyone‚ We will discuss the Staples-Office Depot case. How would you characterize the industry structure? Oligopoly Small number of big firms‚ with notable entry barriers‚ high competition and rising demand‚ competitive prices‚ present on national scale‚ efficient cost structure. 1. Are there barriers to entry that help maintain this structure? The broad present of actual market competitors‚ the cross price elasticity. Economies of scale‚ advertising‚ channels of distribution‚ purchasing
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responsibility and financial performance in the Australian context Matthew Brine‚ Rebecca Brown and Greg Hackett 1 The concept of social responsibility of corporations has engendered considerable interest in Australia in recent years. While previous research on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance has largely been based on international data‚ this paper examines the relationship between the adoption of corporate social responsibility and the financial performance
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Summary This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the key ratios for accessing the financial performance and position of Old Chang Kee over the past 3 financial years‚ as well as a critical appraisal of the accounting policies used by Old Chang Kee. Stock performance and market perception are also discussed in the report. Old Chang Kee has a lower profitability in 2010‚ the key drivers were a huge reduction in government grants and higher cost of raw material. However Old Chang Kee maintained
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The Home Depot: EcoOptions Case study 1. Who is THDC’s target customer for the EcoOptions line of products? THDC’s target customer for the EcoOptions line of products is a DIY (do it yourself) or DIFM (do it for me) (Chandrasekhar‚ 2006‚ p6). 2. How should EcoOptions be priced? What is the value of "environmentally friendly" or "socially conscious" as a product attribute? Premium pricing is an integral part of eco-products‚ which environmental conscious customers are willing to
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Analysis and Evaluation: Financial Performance of Cathay Pacific 2012 Contents Introduction …………………………………………………………… P.3 Liquidity Ratios ……………………………………………………….. P.3-6 Financial Leverage Ratios ……………………………………………... P.6-7 Profitability Ratios ……………………………………………………... P.8-9 Market-based Ratios ……………………………………………………. P.10-11 Dividend Policy Ratios …………………………………………………. P.12-13 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………… P.13-14 Reference
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Research Proposal on the Financial performance analysis of BEXIMCO Pharmaceuticals Limited 1.1 Introduction It is important to evaluate the financial performance of a company. The purpose of financial performance analysis is to determine weather a company is performing well (information essential for investors) and if it is not then it is required to identify areas that require improvement (information required by managers). By evaluating a company ’s performance‚ it is possible to keep the
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The Impact of the Concept of “Tank (Wewa)-Stupa (Dagaba)‚ Village (Gama) - Temple (Pansala)” (TSVT) to an Integrated Tourism Promotion System: A study in Anuradhapura District‚ Sri Lanka Dayangana K T L U S a‚ Gamlath G R M b a Lecturer‚ Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management‚ Faculty of Management Studies‚ Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. udaya8199@gmail.com b Project Accountant‚ National Post Consumer Plastic Waste Management Project‚ Central Environmental Authority‚ Sri Lanka.
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ICD as the concept: 1 In recent times‚ global trade‚ in line with it the Indian foreign trade has grown phenomenally both in terms of volume and complexities. Infrastructure needs and innovative methods in logistics management are growing hand in hand with the International trade needs. Ports these days mainly act as gateways and cater to the hinterlands of India which are now serviced by the advent of ICDs. ICDs thus generate business opportunities
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feelings of employees about the job. They are related to the content of the job. They make people satisfied with their job. If managers wish to increase motivation and performance above the average level‚ they must enrich the work and increase a person’s freedom on the job. Motivators are necessary to keep job satisfaction and job performance high (Rao & Narayana‚ p450‚ ). The Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA)‚ formerly known‚ as the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC)‚ was
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